Officials still at odds over budget

SPRINGFIELD – A looming deadline and hours of closed-door meetings did little to move Democratic lawmakers closer to a budget deal on Monday.

"I think the lines in the sand have been drawn so deep, it's been very difficult to come to some type of agreement," said State Rep. Marlow Colvin, D-Chicago.

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